Turning of the Wheel:
The interplay of the Unique and Universal
A Digital Collection of Events from the Humanities Colloquium Series, Turning of the Wheel,
University of Idaho | Moscow, Idaho | 2011-2012
A Digital Collection of Events from the Humanities Colloquium Series, Turning of the Wheel,
University of Idaho | Moscow, Idaho | 2011-2012
Yin Yang
moon : sun
night : day
dark : light
shady side of mountain : sunny side of mountain
cloudy rainy : sunny day
cool : warm
rest : active
feminine : masculine
north : south
winter : summer
right : left
introversion : extroversion
earth : heaven
even : odd
tiger : dragon
receptive : creative
"The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named is not the eternal name
The nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth
The named is the mother of
myriad things
These two emerge together but differ in name
The unity is
said to be the mystery
Mystery of mysteries, the door to all wonders"
Tao Te Ching
1:1-5, 7-9
"Tao produces one
One produces two
Two produces three
Three produces myriad things
Myriad things, backed by yin and embracing yang
Achieve harmony by integrating their energy"
Tao Te Ching
42:1-6
Taoism and the Yin Yang envisions "a naturalistic universe characterized by regularity, without divine intervention or causation"
Yin Yang is "one of the most useful and insightful principles ever discovered that renders the infinite multitude of diverse facts intelligible," all within a unified whole.